Ana Ofelia Murguía Explained

Birth Date:8 December 1933
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1968–2023

Ana Ofelia Murguía (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2023) was a Mexican actress. She was best known for voicing the titular character of the 2017 animated film Coco.

Life

She was born in Mexico City.[1] Her early well known roles were in The Queen of the Night (1994) as Doña Victoria and as Doña Amelia in Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995). At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

In later years, she was best known for voicing Mamá Coco in the 2017 Disney-Pixar animated movie Coco.

Murguía holds the record for the most nominations for the Ariel Award for Best Actress without a win, having been nominated a total of five times. She also jointly holds the record, with Isela Vega, for the most Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress wins, with three; with a further three nominations.[2] [3]

Murguía died on 31 December 2023, at the age of 90.[4] [5]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Coco Mamá Coco Voice
2002 La maceta
2001 Otilia Rauda Sirvienta
2001 Pachito Rex, me voy pero no del todo Rosa María
2000 Escrito en el cuerpo de la noche Dolores
2000 Sexo por compasión Vendedora de colmado
2000 Su alteza serenísima
1999 Ave María Úrsula
1998 Cruz
1997 De noche vienes, Esmeralda (1997) Doña Beatriz
1996 El anzuelo Doña Rosa
1996 De muerte natural Jovita
1995 Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto
Doña Amelia
1995 La tarde de un matrimonio de clase media Esposa
1994 Ámbar
1994 The Queen of the Night
La reina de la noche
Doña Victoria, madre de Lucha
1994 El jardín del edén Juana
1994 Luces de la noche
1994 Morena Vecina
1992 Objetos perdidos Vecina
1991 Mi querido Tom Mix Joaquina
1991 One Man's War Doña Teresa
1991 Diplomatic Immunity
Immunidad diplomática
Mayán
1988 Goitia, un dios para sí mismo
1987
Gaby, una historia verdadera
Enfermera
1987 Los confines Madre de Natalia
1985 Mexican, You Can Do It
1985 Chido guan (Tacos de oro) Doña Meche
1985 Los Motivos de Luz Mother-in-law of Luz
1984 Dune Sirvienta del palacio (uncredited)
1984 La pasión de Isabela Cristina
1983 El corazón de la noche
1982 La Víspera Irma
1979 María de mi corazón
1978 Amor libre
1978 Cadena perpetua Esposa del señor Romero
1977 Naufragio Amparito
1977 La viuda negra
1976 Pedro Páramo
El hombre de la Media Luna
Damiana Cisneros
1976 José
1976 Las Poquianchis Eva
1975 The Heist
El apando
Celadora
1975 Esa es mi Irene
1972 El profeta Mimí
1970 Para servir a usted
1968 Pax?

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ana Ofelia Murguía. cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx. 3 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219123434/http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/estrellas/anaofelia_murguia.html. 19 February 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: 2 December 2020. Alerta por la salud de la emblemática actriz Ana Ofelia Murguía: Alberto Estrella solicitó donadores de sangre urgentes. 2 January 2022. infobae. es-ES.
  3. Web site: Ana Ofelia Murguia: Su biografía. 2 January 2022. SensaCine México. es-MX.
  4. News: Zhuang . Yan . 2024-01-02 . Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican Actress and Voice in ‘Coco,’ Dies at 90 . en-US . The New York Times . 2024-01-04 . 0362-4331.
  5. News: Falleció la actriz Ana Ofelia Murguía. 31 December 2023 . Quadratin México . 31 December 2023. Spanish.